I fear the languages in my head…

FRENCH
MUSIC FESTIVAL FETE DELA MUSIQUE 2007

June 23, 2007

, Saturday
Starts at

2pm

 
UNIVERSAL STAGE (Rajah Sulayman Stage, infront of

Roxas Blvd.

)
feat.: orange and lemons, stonefree, salamin, cynthia alexander, radioactivesagoproj
ect, up dharma down, mayonnaise, the dawn, alibata, mojolfy, wake up your
seatmate, snakecharmer, lala, kadangyan, slapshock, the bloomfields and
manymore!

ROCK STAGE (Remedios Circle, malate manila)
feat.; chicosci, sin, badburn, moyg, intolerant, hampaslupa, boyelroy, hilera,
greyhoundz, cog, valley of chrome, kapatid, jointheclub, ressurected, typecast,
the ambassadors, check, analog, end of man, mortal fear, el mercurio, pin up
girls, ducks entertainment, the wuds, vox de murk, redd boy, eternal now,
severo, effinboiche, reklamo, dirty stone yard, giniling festival, april
morning skies, subscapular, queso

WORLD STAGE (NAKPIL ST. COR. MA.OROSA ST.)
feat: peryodiko, taken by cars, daydream cycle, drip, makatha, cosmic love,
switch, salindiwa, milagros dance hall collective, the chongkeys, the rinka
collective, bagetsafonik, paramita, 4mh, jeepney joyride, blue rats, the space
flower show, jerome rico, sound, wahijuara, brass munkeys, bembol rockers,
coffee break island, swissy, outerhope, bandang shirley, blazing bulalakaw,
juan pablo dream, musical orgasm, pinikpikan, spy, skabeche, johnny alegre
affinity, sino sikat

HIPHOP STAGE (nakpil st. cor adriatico st.)
feat: sinag, nimbusnine, krazykyle, slick n sly kane/mista blaze, corporate
lo-fies, audible, syke, pamilia dimagiba, chilitees, out of body special,
mobbstarr, jay flava, miscellaneous, stick figgaz, the expansion team, urban
outlaws, artstrong,dash & esp,monique with metagrove, ill-j,2tay, peoples
future, flipballz, aero, ampon, los indios bravoz, diwata, mike apartment,
dcoy/the franchize/sunny blaze, nathan j, cirkulo pugantes, mhcrew

 

 
 

 

Novelty singer Yoyoy Villame passes away

By Julie      M. Aurelio Inquirer

Posted date: May 18, 2007

MANILA, Philippines — Novelty singer and comedian Roman “Yoyoy” Villame died Friday afternoon of an apparent heart attack, some five hours after being rushed to the Las Piñas Medical Center complaining of chest pains, hospital staff and family members said. Dr Joel Santos, who worked the morning shift, administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on Villame shortly after he was helped into the hospital’s emergency room around 9 a.m. He was pronounced dead due to cardio-pulmonary arrest. Born in 1938, Villame was a former jeepney (minibus) and bus driver from the island province of Bohol and is best known for his comedic antics, as well as his Tagalog and Visayan novelty songs. One of his songs, the popular “Mag-exercise Tayo,” hit the charts in 1977. He also composed the cutesy tongue twister "Butse Kik." His first recording entitled Magellan (1972), “was the beginning of a long span of albums and recordings of Yoyoy’s humorous yet politically relevant songs in Visayan, Tagalog and English that was uniquely his own style,” said the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit in its Online Registry of Filipino Musical Artists. Dubbed "The Novelty King," Villame recorded more than 40 albums in his career as a singer. He also starred in several movies during the 1970s, including "Biktima" and "Limasawa". Villame last starred in the critically-acclaimed movie "Ang Babae sa Breakwater." His nephew, Bernard Villame, recalled his uncle as a very generous fellow who helped him and his children in dire times. "He gave Jeffrey, one of my sons, a tricycle because my son worked for him as a driver," Bernard said. His nephew also used to work on Villame’s staff when he was still a city councilor. "Every time I needed assistance, he gave it," Bernard said in Filipino. Villame was a former councilor of Las Piñas City, having been elected in 1988. His nephew, Bernard Villame, said his uncle served for 10 years as councilor. He ran in 1995 as vice mayor but lost. "He planned to ran again as councilor this year, but he backed out," Bernard told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, parent company of INQUIRER.net. Bernard said his uncle was a funny man even off-stage. During parties, he would sing and poke fun at himself — "up to the point of making visitors pee in their pants from laughter." At the time of his death, Villame lived at the Doña Josefa Subdivision in Pilar Village, Las Piñas City. He is survived by his children Hannah, who is also a singer; Apple, Olivia, Roman Jr., Lillian and John. http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=66711

May 13, 2007

 

Well, what do you know…

 

Yesterday, when I actually managed to force myself out of my
couch potato state (I had been in it since February) and clean up pieces of my
shitty life (starting with my bedroom), guess what came out underneath the heap
of junk I have squirreled away for years? A printout of an excerpt from the
book “He’s Just Not Into you” by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. I remember a
dear friend of my mine forwarding this to me way back (if you’re reading this,
you know who you are bitch ) but I never really got the chance to read it. The
title was enough to put me off. At that time, I had better things to do and was
too busy finding my feet in the road I’ve chosen for myself.

 

Unearthing it is surely a strange twist of fate. It is
exactly the thing I need at this point when I have pretty much wasted months of
my precious short life waiting for… a false hope.

 

I fooled myself
thinking that there was something out of the stares you throw me while I pretend
not to see them. That there was something special out of those brief exchanges
of poetic rumblings we’ve had. That there was something behind that smile, that
tender tap on my shoulder, your gentleman posture. That there was something out
of, unmistakably, nothing. Well, the wait is over pal and I’m ready to move on.

 

I’m afraid poetry is just not enough. 

Love is the only law to obey
Don’t business what they say
Love is the only law to obey
Don’t business what they say

We only live to learn to love
And no lesson is greater
Make it your gain, suffer no shame

*****

So you won’t even know me
‘Cause you can’t look me in the eye
Well onlyl then my friend you would see
That I am a rebel in disguise
Said I am a rebel in disguise
And I am a rebel in disguise
We are rebels in disguise
We are rebels in disguise

*****

Don’t lose your way find it today
And don’t drop the speed, people in need
Don’t lose your way, find it today
I don’t drop my speed, the people in need

We are living in a world, living in a world, living in a world
Mama, I have got to change it
We are living in a world, living in a world, living in a world
On daddy, Oh daddy, I remember you told me
Living in a world, living in a world, living in a world
That’s so corrupt now, that’s so corrupt now
Living in a world so corrupt, got to be tough
Got to be rough, got to be tough, got to be rough now

*****

Tomorrow people, where is your past?
Tomorrow people, how long will you last?
Tomorrow people, where is your past?
Tomorrow people, how long will you last?

*****

In case YOU still dont know…

Ziggy Marley concert at the Hotel Sofitel. 4pm. Tickets at 600 / 1200 / 1400 pesos.

*****

Could you be so kind
Then show me a sign
I’ve been searching and it’s so hard to find
Decent values with a decent wine
Decent jubee running it down the line
Maybe it’s my mind
Maybe I’m blind
Maybe it’s the way that I’ve been spending my time
I’m still searching for a fine peace of mind
Decent jubee running it down the line

Kung walang pag-ibig,

walang rebolusyon.

Posting this here for those interested. Some skeds may change.

SCHEDULE OF 2006 CINEMANILA EVENTS

NOVEMBER 3 OPENING NIGHT
CENTERSTAGE, SM MALL OF ASIA
4 PM MATINEE SHOWING OF "PERHAPS LOVE"
7 PM OPENING CEREMONY (LINO BROCKA
NIGHT)
RIBBON CUTTING
RAYA MARTIN SHORT FILM
"THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP"

NOVEMBER 4-15 REGULAR SCREENING OF FESTIVAL FILMS
DIGITAL LOKAL
Venue: SM MALL OF ASIA, NORTH EDSA, SM MEGAMALL
(screenings at 2:00pm, 4:30pm, 7:00pm, 9:30pm daily)
INTERNATIONAL SCREENING
Venue: GREENBELT AYALA CINEMA
(screenings at 11:30am, 2:00pm,
4:30pm, 7:00pm, 9:30pm daily)
DIGITAL PANORAMA
Venue: NCCA AUDITORIUM
(screenings at 11:00am, 2:00pm, and
4:30pm)

NOVEMBER 4-6 BORACAY CO-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
BORACAY ISLAND

NOVEMBER 7 EDDIE ROMERO NIGHT
National Artist Premieres his first
Digital Film
Greenbelt, 7PM

NOVEMBER 8 BAMBOO GODS AND BIONIC BOYS
Screening and Lecture with Andrew
Leavold
Greenbelt Ayala Cinema 7PM

Screening of Cleopatra Wong
(Filipino Filmmaking that inspired
Quentin Tarantino Movies)
Greenbelt Ayala Cinema 9PM

International Production: Producing Films with an Asian Flavor for
the International Market: A Lecture by Elliot Tong and other
Panelists
NCCA, 1PM

NOVEMBER 9 AWARDS NIGHT
6PM

BROCKA FILM
Greenbelt, 7PM

YOUNG CINEMA NIGHT
Greenbelt, Ayala Cinema, 9PM

Master’s Lecture on Film and Video
Post-Production
By Fritz Kohle
NCCA 1PM

NOVEMBER 10 OPENING OF THE LINO BROCKA EXHIBIT
NCCA, 2PM

PINOY VISIONS (Fil-Am Program)
NCCA, 5PM

NOVEMBER 10-11 GUERRILLA VIDEO (For the Manila Street
Children)
NCCA, 1PM

NOVEMBER 11-12 SCREENWRITER’ S MASTER CLASS
INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING STYLES
By Fred Bailey
NCCA, 9AM

NOVEMBER 12 ISHMAEL BERNAL NIGHT
"PAMANA" Screening
SM Mall of Asia, 7PM

EXHIBITION OF SHORTS
Greenbelt Cinemas

NOVEMBER 13 SCREENWRITER’ S MASTER CLASS
Basic Screenwriting
By Pete Lacaba
NCCA, 1PM

NOVEMBER 14 SCREENWRITER’ S MASTER CLASS
Advanced Screenwriting
By Doy del Mundo
NCCA, 1PM

NOVEMBER 15 GLOBAL PINOY CINEMA FILM CONGRESS
Greenbelt, 10:30AM

Closing Film: Heremias
Greenbelt, 2PM

8TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official website: http://www.cinemani la.com.ph
Official mailing list: http://www.groups. yahoo.com/ group/cinemanila

CINEMANILA 2006 Schedule at SM Mall of Asia, Megamall, and North Edsa

November 3/Friday
SM Mall of Asia Centerstage (Opening)
4:30 PM Perhaps Love (regular SM MOA ticket price)
7PM Infancia d/w Science of Sleep (one-time screening only, P150)

Digital Lokal Movies
Regular Price: P100
Student Price: P50

November 4/Saturday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins) by Bobby Bonifacio
4:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins) by Shugo Praico/Ato
Bautista/Jason Donato
7PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
9:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins) by Briccio Santos
4:30PM Squatterpunk (78 mins) by Khavn De La Cruz
7PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
9:30PM Squatterpunk

SM North Edsa
2PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins) by Lawrence Fajardo
4:30PM Manoro (75 mins) by Brillante Mendoza/Ralston Jover
7PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
9:30PM Manoro (75 mins)

November 5/Sunday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
4:30PM Manoro (75 mins)
7PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
9:30PM Manoro (75 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
4:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
7PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
9:30PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)

SM North Edsa
2PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
4:30PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
7PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
9:30PM Squatter Punk (78 mins)

November 6/Monday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
4:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
7PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
9:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Manoro (75 mins)
4:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
7PM Manoro (75 mins)
9:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)

SM North Edsa
2PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
4:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
7PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
9:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)

November 7/Tuesday
SM Mall of Asia
2PM Manoro (75 mins)
4:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)
7PM Manoro (75 mins)
9:30PM Raket ni Nanay (88 mins)

SM Megamall
2PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
4:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)
7PM Gamot sa Pagkabagot (90 mins)
9:30PM Numbalikdiwa (88 mins)

SM North Edsa
2PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
4:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)
7PM Squatterpunk (78 mins)
9:30PM Anino ng Setyembre (105 mins)

NOTICE: Schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

November 8 to 15 schedule to follow

CINEMANILA 2006 World Cinema Program Schedule at Greenbelt 1 Cinema 2

Nov. 3 -15, 2006

NOVEMBER 4 (SATURDAY); GREENBELT 1 CINEMA 2
11:30AM "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring"
2:00PM "Perhaps Love"
4:30PM "Frostbite"
7:00PM "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring"
9:30PM "Walking on the Wild Side"

NOVEMBER 5 (SUNDAY); GREENBELT 1 CINEMA 2
11:30AM "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"
2:00PM "Vera Drake"
4:30PM "Walking on the Wild Side"
7:00PM "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"
9:30PM "Exiled"

NOVEMBER 6 (MONDAY); GREENBELT 1 CINEMA 2
11:30AM "Perhaps Love"
2:00PM "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring"
4:30PM "Frostbite"
7:00PM "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"
9:30PM "Everlasting Regret"

NOVEMBER 7 (TUESDAY); GREENBELT 1 CINEMA 2
11:30AM "Frostbite"
2:00PM "Everlasting Regret"
4:30PM "Vera Drake"
7:00PM special premiere of Eddie Romero’s "Faces of Love"
9:30PM "Magic Mirrors"

*additional screenings to follow
*schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

CINEMANILA 2006 Digital Panorama Exhibition Screening Schedule at the
NCCA

Ticket price: 50 pesos
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
633 Gen Luna St., Intramuros, Manila

NCCA Digital Panorama/Documentar ies Screening

Nov 6/Mon

NCCA AV Room
11:00 AM
Agleon (93 mins)
1:30 PM
Mean Well (80 mins)
3:30 PM
Batad directed by BENJI GARCIA
Cast:Alcris Galura, Nonie Buencamino & Gina Alajar

Ilog, Taga-Ilog (Docu/Phils) 15 mins

Nov 7/Tue

NCCA AV Room
11:00 AM
El Amor de Pilar (102 mins)
1:30 PM
Lakaran (60 mins)
3:00 PM
Lambanog (98 mins)

Left Behind (Docu/France) 26 mins

Nov 8/Wed

NCCA AV Room
11:00AM
Ala Verde Ala Pobre directed by Briccio Santos
Cast: Ana Capri, Bo Vicencio & Richard Joson

5:00 PM
Tuli directed by Directed by Auraeus Solito
Cast: Desiree Del Valle, Carlo Aquino & Vanna Garcia

Nov 9/Thur

NCCA AV Room
11:00AM
Sa North Diversion Road directed by Dennis Marasigan
Cast: John Arcilla & Irma Adlawan
1:00 PM-4:00PM
Master’s Lecture on Film and Video Post Production by Fritz Kohle

Nov 10/Fri

NCCA AV Room
11:00AM
"COMPOUND" Directed by WiLL Fredo
Cast: John Arcilla, Janet Russ, Jake Macapagal, Liza Diño, Joan
Palisoc, Perry Escaño, Lily Chu & Marq Dollentes

1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Guerrilla Video

NOTE: Schedules are subject to change without prior notice

8TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FILMS IN COMPETITION

1. EVERLASTING REGRET / Stanley Kwan (HK-China, 2005) The
film is based on Changhen Ge, a novel by Wang Anyi, about a woman’s
turbulent life in 20th century Shanghai, China. The story follows
Qiyao (Maggie Cheung), a legendary and celebrated beauty, from her
pre-Revolution glamour and status to her simpler life as she
struggles to preserve the dignity of her past while surviving the
contestant betrayal by her men. She stands proud and bears witness
to the waves of change in her city from 1947 to 1981, until one wave
finally overwhelms her. The film is a visionary exploration of
history ad personal experience conveyed through a refined aesthetic
and a romantic style that characterized the pre-Communist literature
of Shanghai . Open Prize, Berlin 2005 115 minutes

2. 9th COMPANY / Fyodor Bondarchuk (Finland-Russia- UK, 2005)
The film is
based on a true story of the 9th company during the Soviet invasion
in Afghanistan in the 1980’s. 130 minutes

3. CITIZEN DOG / Wisit Sasanatieng (Thailand, 2004) 100 minutes

4. CLIMATES / Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey-France, 2006)
FIPRESCI Prize, Palm D’Or nominee – Cannes 2006) 101 minutes

5. IT’S ONLY TALK / Ryuichi Hiroki (Japan , 2005) FIPRESCI
Prize , Singapore Film Festival 2006 126 minutes

6. SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE / Park Chan-Wook (South Korea,
2005) CinemaAvvenire Award-Best Director, Little Golden Lion –
Venice 2005. Stars Lee Young-Ae (leadstar in the hit Koreanovela
Jewel in the Palace) 112 minutes

7. THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY / Ken Loach (UK-Germany-
Italy-Spain- France-Ireland, 2006) Palme D’Or, Cannes 2006 127
minutes

8. KUBRADOR / Jeffrey Jeturian (Philippines, 2006) 98 minutes

9. HEREMIAS / Lav Diaz (Philippines, 2006) 540 minutes

10. TAKING FATHER HOME / Ying Liang (China, 2006)

BLACK / Sanjay Lheela Bhansali (India, 2005) stars Amitab Bachnan.
Indian version of "The Miracle Worker" 122 minutes

IT’S ONLY TALK / Ryuichi Hiroki (Japan, 2005) FIPRESCI Prize,
Singapore Film Festival 2006 126 minutes

PRINCESS RACCOON / Seijun Suzuki (Japan , 2005) Mechiyo (The
banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (Zhang Ziyi as a
princess of raccoon dog disguised to human). This is an Operetta
which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story. 113
minutes

STARFISH HOTEL / John Williams (Japan, 2006) 98 minutes

LITTLE BIRDS / Takeharu Watai (Japan, 2006) There is no easy
solution to the situation in Iraqw. But how often do you hear from
those that really matter in all of this? Takeharu Wati’s Little
Birds gives voice to those unheard and ignored by media networks. It
is the recipent of the Human Rights Awards at the 2005 Locarno
International Film Festival. The film takes its titles from the
epitaph on the plank of wood that serves as a makeshift gravestone
for three children who died when their house was destroyed by three
bombs. It reads: "Don’t cry dad. We became birds in the sky." 102
minutes

IF YOU WERE ME 2 / Ji Woo Chung, Jin Jang Dong-Won Kim, Kyung-hee
Park Seung-wan Ryoo (South korea , 2006) Omnibus film on human
rights issues 113 minutes

IF YOU WERE ME ANIMA VISION / (omnibus) (Korea, 2005) 70 minutes

SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE / Park Chan-Wook (South Korea, 2005)
CinemaAvvenire Award-Best Director, Little Golden Lion – Venice
2005. Stars Lee Young-Ae (leadstar in the hit Koreanovela Jewel in
the Palace) 112 minutes

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING / Kim Ki Duk (South Korea,
2003) A young boy lives in a small floating temple on a beautiful
lake, together with an elderly master who teaches him the ways of
the Buddha. Years later the boy, now a young man, experiences his
sexual awakening with a girl who has come to the temple to be healed
by the master. The youth runs away to the outside world but his lust
turns his life into hell, so he returns to the lake temple to find
spiritual enlightenment. 103 minutes

LOVE CONQUERS ALL / Tan Chui Mui (Netherlands- Malaysia, 2005) 90
minutes

HIGH COST OF LIVING / Leonard Lai (Malaysia, 2006)

CLIMATES / Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey-France, 2006) FIPRESCI Prize,
Palm D’Or nominee – Cannes 2006) 101 minutes

ANGEL’S FALL / Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey, Greece , 2005) 98 minutes

WILLOW TREE / Majid Majidi (Iran, 2005) 96 minutes

CITIZEN DOG / Wisit Sasanatieng (Thailand, 2004) 100 minutes

SHORT FILMS ABOUT TSUNAMI / Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Christelle
Lheureuz, Pipope Panitchpakdi, Thunska Pansittivorakyl, Sompot
Chidgasornpongsem Suchada Sirithanawuddhi (Thailand, 2005) 114
minutes

SERAMBI / Garin Nugroho, Tonny Timarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto Lusen
(Indonesia, 2006) Documentary film about the people in Aceh after
the tsunami.

PAPER DOLLS / Tomer Heymann (Usa-Israel- Switzerland, 2006)
Documentary about a group of transvestite Filipinos who emigrate to
Israel to take care of elders at day while on their day off perform
as drag performers in a group called the Paper Dolls . 80 minutes

CHINESE RENAISSANCE PROGRAM
PERHAPS LOVE peter ho-sun chan (HK-Malaysia- China, 2005) Directed
by famous Hong Kong director Peter Chan, and staring by the handsome
Takeshi Kaneshiro ("House of Flying Daggers," "Turn Left Turn
Right"), the talented Zhou Xun ("The Little Chinese Seamstress," "
Beijing Bicycle"), the remarkable singer and actor Jacky Cheung, and
the Korean heartthrob Ji Jin-he. A love triangle develops during the
making of a musical in mainland China. 108 minutes.
EXILED / johnny to (HK, 2006) Golden Lion Nominee: Venice 2006 100
minutes

TWO BY STANLEY KWAN
EVERLASTING REGRET (HK-china, 2005) Open Prize, Berlin 2005
115 minutes
CENTERSTAGE (HK, 1992) Silver Bear – Best Actress, Berlin 1992.
Maggie Cheung portrays the 1930’s Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu 154
minutes

STILL LIFE / Jia Zhangke (China-HK, 2006) Open Prize, Doc-It Award
Venice 2006 108 minutes
PEACOCK / Gu Changwei (China, 2005) Silver Bear – Special Jury
Prize, Berlin 2005 114 minutes
WALKING ON THE WILD SIDE / Han Jie (China, 2005) Tiger Award,
Rotterdam 2006 89 minutes
TAKING FATHER HOME / Ying Liang (China, 2006) 100 minutes
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MAGIC MIRROR / Manoel De Oliveira (Portugal, 2005) Golden Lion
Nominee, Venice 2005 137 minutes

FROSTBITEN / Anders Banke (Sweden, 2006) International Fantasy Film
Award, Fantasporto 2006. Vampires terrorize a city in Norrbotten ,
Sweden . 98 minutes

SCIENCE OF SLEEP / Michel Gondry (USA, 2006) stars Gael garcia
Bernal. Directed by Michel Gondry, director of "Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind" 105 minutes

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY / Ken Loach (UK-Germany- Italy-Spain-
France-Ireland, 2006) Palme D’Or, Cannes 2006 127 minutes

VERA DRAKE / Mike Leigh (UK-France-New Zealand, 2004) Nominated for
Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay: Academy Awards 2004;
Golden Lion: Venice 2004 125 minutes

9th COMPANY / Fyodor Bondarchuk (Finland-Russia- UK, 2005) The film
is based on a true story of the 9th company during the Soviet
invasion in Afghanistan in the 1980’s. Young Soviet Army recruits
are sent from a boot camp into the middle of the war in
Afghanistan . The action is not like a boot camp at all. It is very
bloody and dirty. The 9th company is defending the hill 3234. They
are hopelessly calling for help. But help never comes. "This is war,
you kill, or get killed", says the 9-th company leader Khohol
(Bondarchuk) . They believed that they served their country. But two
years later that country ceased to exist. 130 minutes

PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION / Robert Altman (USA, 2006)
Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear: Berlin 2006. All star cast. It
is celebrity version of Garrison Keillor’s radio show. It adds a
slight story of the radio show ending as a new owner (Tommy Lee
Jones) has bought the Fitzgerald theater that the show broadcasts
from and is going to tear it down. Another fantasy element is thrown
in as an angel (Virginia Madsen) stalks the theater to take one of
the performers. Keillor plays the lead character, coincidentally
called GK. Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep play the singing Johnson
Sisters, with Lindsay Lohan as a suicide-obsessed daughter of
Streep. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are hilarious as the
slightly off-color singing cowboy duo, Dusty & Lefty. Kevin Kline is
a security guard who tells the story. Maya Rudolph also appears as a
pregnant stage coordinator. 105 minutes

HOLLYWOODLAND / Allen Coultrer (USAm 2006) Nominated for Golden
Lion: Venice 2006. A Detective examines the death of George Reeves,
TV’s Superman portrayed by Ben Affleck. Also stars Adrien Brody,
Dianne Lane .

THE ACHIEVERS / Abraham Lim (USA, 2006) 95 minutes

COLMA: THE MUSICAL / Richard Wong (USA, 2006) 119 minutes

SENTENCED HOME / David Grabias, Nicole Newham (USA, 2006) Funded by
the Sundance Documentary Fund and PBS, SENTENCED HOME puts a
never-before- seen face on current U.S. deportation policy. 73
minutes

CLEOPATRA WONG / Bobby A. Suarez (Singapore-Philippi nes, 1978)
Story about the adventure of a beautiful secret agent (Marie Lee)
Also stars Catched the eye of Quentin Tarantino and has been one of
the inspirations for him to write "Kill Bill" 92 minutes

BAMBOO GODS AND BIONIC BOYS / Andrew Leavold
An overview of the most outrageous moments from the Philippines
prolific B-film industry

PINOY VISION PROGRAM
The first of our showcase programs of new short works highlights
emerging local talents, accented with a pair of works by Filipino
producers who are beginning to make waves on the international
scene. 70 – 90 minutes

AUSTRALIAN INDIES
RAUL: THE TERRIBLE / David Bradbury (Australia, 2006)
Raul Castells. He admires Che’s convictions. Raul is a walking,
talking force of Raul, the Terrible (who was born in the city of Che
Guevara ) is a warts-and-all portrait of a man driven to change the
world and a frightening insight into the politics of poverty. 52
minutes
THE ACTRESS / Zak Hilditch (Australia, 2005) 91 minutes
BURKE & WILLS / Matthew Zeremes, Oliver Knorr (Australia , 2005) 74
minutes
EMULSION / Jontahan Ogilvie (Australia, 2005) 85 minutes

IN BETWEEN DAYS / So-yong Kim (USA-Canada- South Korea, 2006)
FIPRESCI Prize: Berlin 2006, Special Jury Prize for So Yong Kim &
Bradley Rust Gray: Sundance 2006

HEREMIAS / Lav Diaz (Philippines, 2006)
Bagged the Special Jury Prize at the recently concluded 20th
Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland "Heremias" stars
Ronnie Lazaro as a farmer who fasts for 40 days and nights 540
minutes

KUBRADOR / Jeffrey Jeturian (Philippines, 2006) 98 minutes

YOUNG CINEMA NIGHT
DOCUMENTARIES
DIGITAL LOKAL COMPETITION
BEST OF PINOY DIGITAL FILMS
LINO BROCKA RETROSPECTIVE

PREMIERES: Romeo Candido’s Pamana and Mr. Eddie Romero’s Faces of
Love

I know, I know, I haven’t been writing of late. Not my fault
really. It’s this stupid laptop going haywire almost all the time. I have gone
back and forth to the repair shop and Ive spent not a few thousands already to
get whatever’s troubling it fixed but all to no avail. Those damn people in the
shop are probably just milking money out of me since I have no know-how on
troubleshooting hardware problems. Now I’m forced to allocate money to buy
myself a new laptop. Shit. And I was planning on purchasing a high-end digital
SLR as a gift for myself this December pa naman… haaay buhay.

 

Technology can suck big time. Yes it does make your life comfortable
and easy but when it breaks down, you are rendered completely disabled.

 

I hate technology.

 

So… anybody generous enough to give me a digital SLR as a
Christmas present? I’ll take it.

Anybody who can explain to me how I can make all my posts
accessible here in my blog? Sheesh, blogging in Friendster sucks. I want good
archiving!!!

(Psst! Pao! When will ya fix my livejournal ba? Psst!)

Mike, Pao and me were supposed to catch the Eiga Sai at CCP
last Saturday but since it got canceled (no thanks to Milenyo), we decided to
go to SM Mall of Asia and burn away time. As some of you already know, I’m not particularly fond
of going to malls, especially huge malls (because I hate crowds and I hate
crowded places – except those at rakenroll gigs or in MOBs), and especially SM
malls (for the same reason why I’m boycotting Mcdonalds), but I’ll make this
one an exception. Actually it’s not really the mall but the location that holds
my interest. I got to enjoy the scenic beauty of and feel the cool breeze from
Manila Bay. Sights of kids flying kites were enlivening and there were several
Isaw vendors about – and y’know I love Isaw! Anyway, overall we had a great time
(kahit nasira flip-flops ko and I had to walk inside the mall with plastic wrapped
around my left foot). Some nice shots below.

                                                                                                                           Magaling na mga bata. Pumunta ng SM  MAll of Asia para kumain ng isaw!                                                   

                                                                                                                            Mmm  charap!                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                     Two kids playing with sticks…                                                                                                               

   
                                                                                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                    Emo pic 1                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                       Emo pic 2                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                        Emo pic 3                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                          Fireworks bonanza… at isang asungot…                                                                                              

                                                                                                                      Go Pupil Go!                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                      That is just intense!                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                    Doesn’t he look younger? And cuter? Heehee…                                                                                     

(More photos uploaded in my photo section)

So much has happened in the past few days. So
many deadlines met and missed. Many friends made and lost. Some music relived
and forgotten. Some events graced and missed. And a few nice purchases and
discoveries and some junk…

But before anything else…

(click image to enlarge)